Swim was terrible. Could never keep my breath. Even breast stroked some, couldn't breathe. Tried some back stroke, couldn't breathe! Sinuses were stuffed, but didn't seem like that was the problem. I could breathe out fine and was breathing in through mouth. Halfway through first lap I see some people getting in a boat! Was very tempted to join them. I was not having fun! I had many thoughts to walk out of the water after the first loop. Made myself swim around the lap bouy and keep going calling myself a moron :-) Finally when halfway through second lap I unzipped my wetsuit half way and instantly I could breathe and swam good the rest of the way. Wish I would have realized it during the first lap! Time was slow from all the trying to catch breath and breast stroke. I am thinkning all the breast stroke might have started the groin problem.


Realize wetsuit was tight. Did use it earlier in week without problem though. More OWS in cold water.

This time included a very long run from the beach. Probably like a 1/4m or so. Was wet and freezing. Teeth were chattering by the time got to actual transistion area. The actual get wetsuit off, dry off and put on long sleeves didn't take too long. Put full finger gloves on while on the bike.

Bike was pretty good considering. Thighs were numb for about 10m. Could feel the blood going through warming them up! Feet were numb until about a few miles to go. Wind really picked up the second loop. Started feeling the groin about the last 5m. On the bike it was just annoying since it was staying stretched out. Felt like I did the bike about right. Drank 2 bottles of gatorade, 2 gels, kept cadence up with lots of switching gears. Stayed in aero position just about the whole way. Felt 19mph was good effort in the wind for running 10k afterwards.

As soon as I got off the bike I could feel the groin bothering me. When I stood up in T2, groin locked up on me. Wouldn't stretch out. T2 would have been faster if not trying to stretch groin some.

not have a pulled groin!

groin. What really sucked was the swim was so bad, that if I was going to pull out, I should have joined some people on the boat and not went through that part! Of course I didn't know it at the time. So, to push myself through that swim and still not finish makes all the worse!


The race was a nice event. Not too crowded. Looked for sign for BT get together, but didn't see it. Went home early with head down :-)